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John Fogerty irked that new film borrows name of his song Proud Mary

Film has nothing to do with song, Fogerty says
Fogerty says the movie “has nothing to do with me, or my song.” The 72-year-old adds that no one ever asked him about using his song that way.
“They simply picked the title and wrote a completely fictitious story around it,” he said. Its trailer uses Tina Turner’s version of Fogerty’s 1969 song. “My songs are special to me. Henson’s new film, Proud Mary, borrows from his popular song’s name without his involvement. With files from CBC News

“I wrote the song Proud Mary fifty years ago, and I was very excited to have written such a good song. Precious.”
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